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[classical music]
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- Randall, good morning.
- Hey.
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I just got up myself.
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Yeah, you look like
you've been there
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all night since we talked.
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I didn't want to miss
anything else.
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I'm really not looking forward
to reading the part
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in my article where I write
about sleeping soundly
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while you and the Prime
Minister became fast friends.
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Well, you missed way more
than us becoming fast friends
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because she agreed to hear me
out on the coffee trade deal.
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Said we'd get into it today.
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Maybe I'm not cut out
for hard journalism.
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Maybe I belong at a desk
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talking to a French Bulldog
named Cheese.
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- Who?
- Oh, come on.
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You really don't watch my show?
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Why would I lie about that?
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Dwayne, I am so sorry,
but I'm afraid our coffee talk
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is going to have to wait
for a later time.
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all chanting:
Respect our choice!
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Our mouths and our voice!
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Respect our choice!
- Why are they protesting?
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We held a public vote
to rename the tallest mountain
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in Gjelgjiughm, which was
called Cannibal's Peak
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due to a gruesome tragedy
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that involved
our national soccer team
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after a team building hike
went awry.
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Wow. Yeah, I would
change that name too.
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Which is what we tried to do.
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We took submissions from
our citizens for a few names
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and then we put them to a vote.
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Well, now, the vote is over,
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and apparently the people
are angry with me
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for not ratifying their choice
for the new name.
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- Which is?
- "Billy, Will You Go
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To the Dance With Me,
It's Maria Mountain."
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It was submitted by
an 11-year-old,
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and it won by a landslide.
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I'm supposed to look out
for the people, right?
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And make the calls that are
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sometimes too tough for them
to make on their own.
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Mm. I struggled
in my relationship
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with the public too,
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especially earlier on
in my career
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when The Rock
became a household name.
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At first, things were great.
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I was being myself,
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and my popularity
was skyrocketing,
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so Vince used
my growing stature
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to create a little unrest
in the Nation of Domination.
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The Rock feels like this, Farooq.
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You are the greatest thing
since an egg white omelet,
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so The Rock offers you this.
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See, I had just bought my
fellow Nation members Rolexes,
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but I had a special gift
for Farooq.
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Hey, go ahead. Go ahead.
Show the world.
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Why don't you turn it
around here?
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[upbeat rock music]
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♪ You can't
take your eyes off me ♪
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God, I love that angle.
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My recipe for success
was simple.
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I trusted my gut,
and good things would happen.
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Damn, kid. I ain't heard
a pop like that in years, man.
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Thanks, brother.
The Attitude Era
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was taking off in the WWF.
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Attendance records
across the country,
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and our rosters were stacked.
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Rest... in...peace.
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I got two words for you.
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Suck it!
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You ain't got the balls
to beat me.
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And that's the bottom line,
'cause Stone Cold says so.
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I'm Chad Frost.
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Wait, who's Chad Frost?
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At the time,
Chad and Stone Cold
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were the two biggest stars
in the WWF.
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Really? I know everyone
from that era,
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and I don't remember
a Chad Frost.
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I'll get to that,
but first...
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Hey, Rock. We're gonna
go grab some beers.
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You wanna join?
- Uh, no.
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I like to wake up in
the next town I'm wrestling in.
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Yo, I promise you, you'll
wake up in the next town.
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You just might not know
how you got there.
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[laughter]
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Those late night drives to
the next stop on the circuit
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gave me time to catch up
with my family.
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[phone dials and line rings]
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Do you see how the pillows
add a pop of color
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and some back support?
- Yeah.
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Ugh, Mom,
can you answer that?
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I don't answer phones
at other people's houses.
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- [groans]
- [sighs]
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[phone ringing]
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Hello?
- Oh, hey, Dad?
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Hey, Dewey. Yeah.
Hey, great show tonight.
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You heading out with the boys?
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No, I'm just driving ahead
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to Albuquerque
for tomorrow's match.
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Don't make it
all about business, honey.
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Make sure you enjoy some time
with your friends.
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Well, you know
how competitive it is.
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These guys are so good.
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I got to separate myself
from the pack.
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That's smart.
The locker room can be
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a viper's nest
if you're not careful.
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- A cobra's den.
- Uh, no offense,
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but this is a different era.
These guys have been great.
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It's because vipers
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are masters of
the silent attack, son.
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The dance of the cobra has
fooled many a mouse, Dewey.
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What they're trying to say is
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don't worry about
the other guys.
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Do your thing, and you're good.
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Uh, yeah, I'll try.
[car horn honks]
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Let me call you back.
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Hey. Nice car.
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Oh, thanks, man.
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You should learn
how to drive it.
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[tires screeching]
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[laughs]
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Good line.
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One new aspect of
the Attitude Era
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was that the WWF
had started hiring writers
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to help with storylines--
like Brian.
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I know that you've always
got Triple H's back,
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but, you know, I wonder
if maybe we shouldn't
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sow some division
between you two.
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No thanks.
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Our love is a bond
that can't be shaken.
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And I am so happy for you,
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but, you know, I can't help
but wonder for a storyline...
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I said our bond
cannot be shaken.
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Would you be open
to wearing a funny hat?
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Also a pass. Okay.
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Most guys were skeptical
of help from anyone
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who wasn't a former wrestler,
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but I was cool with anyone
who had great ideas.
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So Brian became kind of
my secret weapon.
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Hey, man.
- Hi.
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- You have something for me?
- Oh, yeah.
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Vince wants to build
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your rivalry with Triple H
in a promo tonight.
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Here comes the man himself.
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Well, isn't it
the cast of "Twins."
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What?
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You know, you're big.
He's small.
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- Bit of a thinker.
- Disagree.
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- I'm actually average height.
- Not really.
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All right, what do you guys
wanna hit
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for your promo tonight?
- Easy. I'll come at you
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with how obsessed you are
with yourself.
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Ooh, I like that.
We've been leaning into that
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with the Nation stuff already.
- Hey, and I got this idea.
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Last night,
this dude on the road
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reeled me in with a compliment
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then blindsided me
with an insult.
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I'll go at you.
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You hit me with a comeback,
and we're out.
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- Hey, Brian.
- Yeah.
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What's something
I can reel him in with
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and then destroy him?
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Well... you ever notice
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how he speaks in promos?
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[laughs]
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Look at The Rock-uh.
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So pleased with himself-uh.
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He's got his own name
on his ass-uh.
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You know, Triple H,
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that's why they call you
the Cerebral Assassin,
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because there's not
one detail that gets by you.
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But speaking of asses,
is yours okay?
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Because every time you talk,
you sound constipated.
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[laughter]
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I could've ended there,
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but my gut told me to push it.
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[mimics Triple-H]
Tonight-uh...
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I am The Game-uh...
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and for the next 20 minutes-uh
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I'm gonna be talking
like this-uh
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and saying absolutely
nothing-uh.
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[cheers and applause]
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[upbeat rock music]
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♪
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Hey, Pat. Not bad, huh?
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Yeah, yeah.
Triple H talks funny.
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Listen.
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You were a minute heavy
on that promo.
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You gotta stay on time, Dewey.
- Yes, sir.
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What the hell, man?
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You were going to insult me,
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not do some long-ass
impression.
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- I got us a pop.
- You got yourself a pop.
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Man, you have
a really big head.
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When you only look out
for yourself,
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no one's gonna
wanna work with you.
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So why don't you go
take your funny lines
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and stick them up your [bleep]?
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I don't get it, man.
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I do an impression,
the crowd pops,
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and Hunter's whining about it
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saying I'm only looking out
for myself.
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Look, man, you're blowing up.
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The company clearly sees
your star potential.
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So then what's the problem?
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As someone rises,
someone else has to fall.
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The more you push
for greatness,
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the more you gonna have to
watch your back.
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Viper's den.
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It's actually cobra's den,
viper's nest.
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Why does a cobra get a den
and a viper gets a nest?
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If you're lucky,
you'll never find out.
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Did you eat your chimichanga
Brian style?
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Covered in ketchup.
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Putting ketchup on everything
is Brian style?
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- Also great on spaghetti.
- Oh, my God.
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All right, listen up.
[clears throat]
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Bit of an announcement.
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Unfortunately, Chad Frost
has injured his knee
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and will be out for six months.
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That's a blow to the roster,
so the rest of the company
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will need to step up
while he recovers.
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I guess this's the only way
I'm getting a vacation.
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[laughter]
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Thank you.
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Hey, hang in there, Chad.
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Ah, I'll be all right. Hey.
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Keep killing it, bro.
- I appreciate that, brother.
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You got it.
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[sighs]
That's rough.
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Chad is a class act.
- Yeah. Totally.
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But Chad Frost and Stone Cold
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are the company's
two biggest stars.
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With him out, that's a big hole
at the top of the card.
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Vince is gonna be looking for
somebody to fill it.
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I wanna be that guy.
What do we have to do?
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Show out. Impress Vince.
Make the choice undeniable.
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Though Farooq
had warned me,
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my gut said,
"Take it to the next level."
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[mellow chords]
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I was already fully
The Rock.
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♪ The Rock says
that Cleveland ♪
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♪ Is totally lame
[crowd boos]
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And with Brian's help,
I dialed it up to 11.
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♪ Hall of fame
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♪ The Rock has to say,
"Aw, shucks" ♪
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We drew upon my love of
country music.
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♪ 'Cause Cleveland
doesn't rock ♪
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♪ No, it totally sucks
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[laughs]
[crowd booing]
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00:09:38,273 --> 00:09:41,145
I tested the limits of what
a heel could get away with.
253
00:09:41,145 --> 00:09:43,974
Timmy, what a treat it is
for you to be here.
254
00:09:43,974 --> 00:09:45,672
Tell The Rock
how it makes you feel.
255
00:09:45,672 --> 00:09:47,282
- It makes me...
- It doesn't matter
256
00:09:47,282 --> 00:09:48,762
how it makes you feel.
257
00:09:48,762 --> 00:09:50,851
- [crowd booing]
- [crying]
258
00:09:50,851 --> 00:09:52,896
And then there were
the catchphrases.
259
00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:55,725
A lotta guys had one,
maybe two big lines.
260
00:09:55,725 --> 00:09:57,771
But I thought,
"Why limit myself?"
261
00:09:57,771 --> 00:10:01,601
A roody-poo candy ass.
262
00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,167
Finally...
263
00:10:03,167 --> 00:10:06,083
all: The rock has come back...
- The Rock has come back
264
00:10:06,083 --> 00:10:07,650
to Memphis.
265
00:10:07,650 --> 00:10:10,914
Know your role
and shut your mouth.
266
00:10:10,914 --> 00:10:13,787
In front of the millions...
all: And millions.
267
00:10:13,787 --> 00:10:15,789
And millions
of The Rock's fans.
268
00:10:15,789 --> 00:10:18,922
If you smell-l-l-l-l ow
269
00:10:18,922 --> 00:10:21,795
what The Rock is cooking.
270
00:10:21,795 --> 00:10:25,668
[cheers and applause]
271
00:10:27,148 --> 00:10:29,716
Dwayne, you went heavy again.
272
00:10:29,716 --> 00:10:31,587
I don't love it
when people mess with
273
00:10:31,587 --> 00:10:34,155
the timing of the show.
Throws everything outta whack.
274
00:10:34,155 --> 00:10:35,896
- Of course. I'll work on it.
- Good.
275
00:10:35,896 --> 00:10:39,203
You know, SummerSlam's
just around the corner.
276
00:10:39,203 --> 00:10:40,596
I'm thinking about
putting you up
277
00:10:40,596 --> 00:10:42,685
against Triple H
in a ladder match.
278
00:10:42,685 --> 00:10:44,165
- You serious?
- Yeah.
279
00:10:44,165 --> 00:10:46,994
You would be the match
before the main event.
280
00:10:46,994 --> 00:10:49,387
Stone Cold had that slot
at last year's SummerSlam.
281
00:10:49,387 --> 00:10:52,042
This year,
he headlined WrestleMania.
282
00:10:52,042 --> 00:10:54,001
It's amazing. Thank you.
283
00:10:54,001 --> 00:10:56,351
But I can't have you
going heavy.
284
00:10:56,351 --> 00:10:58,222
Especially since
I been hearing things.
285
00:10:58,222 --> 00:11:01,008
Hearing things?
What things?
286
00:11:01,008 --> 00:11:03,184
Don't worry about it.
It's not important.
287
00:11:03,184 --> 00:11:05,708
This a big moment.
Lotta eyeballs on you.
288
00:11:05,708 --> 00:11:07,057
I want to make sure
you can handle
289
00:11:07,057 --> 00:11:09,190
that kind of spotlight
the way I need you to.
290
00:11:09,190 --> 00:11:11,540
Can't have you getting
a big head, you know?
291
00:11:11,540 --> 00:11:13,716
Right. Big head.
292
00:11:13,716 --> 00:11:16,197
Turns out the vipers
weren't trying to poison me.
293
00:11:16,197 --> 00:11:18,025
They were poisoning Vince.
294
00:11:18,025 --> 00:11:20,723
So I went to
confront the snake.
295
00:11:23,291 --> 00:11:25,206
Just got off the phone
with my wife.
296
00:11:25,206 --> 00:11:27,251
Corn worms got to
my tomato plants again.
297
00:11:27,251 --> 00:11:28,992
Moths ate
one of my turtlenecks.
298
00:11:28,992 --> 00:11:30,515
Hunter, let's talk.
299
00:11:30,515 --> 00:11:33,257
Ooh, am I in trouble?
300
00:11:33,257 --> 00:11:34,955
[laughs]
301
00:11:34,955 --> 00:11:36,565
So that's how you're gonna
play it, huh?
302
00:11:36,565 --> 00:11:39,481
Come after my big head.
- What are you talking about?
303
00:11:39,481 --> 00:11:41,788
You can't handle the heat
in the ring, so you go off
304
00:11:41,788 --> 00:11:43,877
and tattle to Daddy Vince
behind my back?
305
00:11:43,877 --> 00:11:45,922
Whoa, I didn't tattle
about nothing to nobody,
306
00:11:45,922 --> 00:11:47,881
especially not to Vince.
307
00:11:47,881 --> 00:11:49,926
You need to get
your story straight.
308
00:11:54,191 --> 00:11:55,802
Man, Triple H denied
the whole thing.
309
00:11:55,802 --> 00:11:57,238
- What whole thing?
- He was the one
310
00:11:57,238 --> 00:11:59,109
who trash talked me to Vince
behind my back.
311
00:11:59,109 --> 00:12:01,633
Told him I had a big head
or something like that,
312
00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:04,201
which is true technically,
but it's proportionally right
313
00:12:04,201 --> 00:12:05,768
for my body.
- It wasn't him.
314
00:12:05,768 --> 00:12:08,336
I know because I was there
when it happened.
315
00:12:08,336 --> 00:12:10,512
Look, all I'm sayin'
is Rock ain't ready.
316
00:12:10,512 --> 00:12:12,383
I mean, he thinks
he's better than everybody.
317
00:12:12,383 --> 00:12:13,776
The guys don't trust him.
318
00:12:13,776 --> 00:12:16,387
I just don't know if
he can handle the top spot.
319
00:12:16,387 --> 00:12:17,998
I appreciate you
telling me this.
320
00:12:17,998 --> 00:12:19,913
It matters to me
what my best guys think.
321
00:12:19,913 --> 00:12:22,916
[edgy music]
322
00:12:22,916 --> 00:12:24,874
♪
323
00:12:24,874 --> 00:12:26,571
I'm so much smaller
than all the guys,
324
00:12:26,571 --> 00:12:27,921
people just forget I'm there.
325
00:12:27,921 --> 00:12:29,139
I get it now.
326
00:12:29,139 --> 00:12:30,837
Chad Frost
wasn't a real wrestler.
327
00:12:30,837 --> 00:12:32,403
It's a pseudonym.
- That's right.
328
00:12:32,403 --> 00:12:34,275
That guy never turned out
to be a friend,
329
00:12:34,275 --> 00:12:35,667
and I'll just leave it there.
330
00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,104
Oh, my wrestling blogs,
331
00:12:37,104 --> 00:12:38,583
they are gonna be
blowing up
332
00:12:38,583 --> 00:12:40,455
about Chad Frost's
true identity.
333
00:12:40,455 --> 00:12:41,717
[sighs]
334
00:12:41,717 --> 00:12:43,806
Chad Frost smiled at me,
335
00:12:43,806 --> 00:12:45,155
shook my hand,
looked me in the eye,
336
00:12:45,155 --> 00:12:46,504
and he still did that?
337
00:12:46,504 --> 00:12:47,767
Yeah, I couldn't
believe it either.
338
00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:51,118
Dad was right.
Viper's nest.
339
00:12:51,118 --> 00:12:53,033
I told you. Tell him.
340
00:12:53,033 --> 00:12:55,209
- Cobra's den.
- Yeah.
341
00:12:55,209 --> 00:12:56,471
And now I have a ladder match
342
00:12:56,471 --> 00:12:58,473
with a guy I just chewed out
for no reason.
343
00:12:58,473 --> 00:13:00,388
How am I supposed to
show Vince I'm the guy
344
00:13:00,388 --> 00:13:02,216
when I'm working with someone
who doesn't trust me?
345
00:13:02,216 --> 00:13:04,261
You got great instincts,
346
00:13:04,261 --> 00:13:06,655
but the guys need to know
once you get in the ring
347
00:13:06,655 --> 00:13:09,484
and follow your gut that you're
gonna take 'em with you.
348
00:13:09,484 --> 00:13:12,400
You do that,
you'll earn his trust.
349
00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:16,926
Madison Square Garden
has been sold out for months.
350
00:13:16,926 --> 00:13:20,625
This is the tenth annual
SummerSlam.
351
00:13:20,625 --> 00:13:23,585
[upbeat rock music]
352
00:13:23,585 --> 00:13:29,983
♪
353
00:13:29,983 --> 00:13:32,376
Hey, brother.
Let's do this.
354
00:13:34,683 --> 00:13:37,077
With my dad's words
running through my head,
355
00:13:37,077 --> 00:13:39,079
I knew what I had to do.
356
00:13:39,079 --> 00:13:42,517
You have 20 minutes, Dewey.
Tear the house down.
357
00:13:42,517 --> 00:13:45,041
♪
358
00:13:45,041 --> 00:13:46,913
[sighs]
Showtime.
359
00:13:46,913 --> 00:13:50,003
[cheers and boos]
360
00:13:50,003 --> 00:13:51,656
The structure in this match,
folks,
361
00:13:51,656 --> 00:13:53,223
who've never seen
a ladder match:
362
00:13:53,223 --> 00:13:55,573
No pinfalls
or submissions.
363
00:13:55,573 --> 00:13:59,055
The Intercontinental belt will
be attached to that apparatus.
364
00:13:59,055 --> 00:14:00,796
They'll defend it
over the ring.
365
00:14:00,796 --> 00:14:03,407
Only way to reach it
is on the ladder.
366
00:14:03,407 --> 00:14:06,541
And of course, the first man
to reach the belt
367
00:14:06,541 --> 00:14:07,803
is the winner.
368
00:14:07,803 --> 00:14:09,936
- [indistinct]
- All right.
369
00:14:09,936 --> 00:14:11,851
Okay, ring the bell.
Let's go.
370
00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:14,418
♪
371
00:14:14,418 --> 00:14:15,419
[bell rings]
372
00:14:18,074 --> 00:14:20,555
Two of the great
young athletes in the WWF.
373
00:14:20,555 --> 00:14:22,383
Gonna strut their stuff here
374
00:14:22,383 --> 00:14:24,385
on pay-per-view
at SummerSlam.
375
00:14:28,041 --> 00:14:30,870
[cheers and applause]
376
00:14:30,870 --> 00:14:33,002
Puts The Rock down,
and now Triple H...
377
00:14:34,264 --> 00:14:36,440
Going out for the ladder.
378
00:14:41,054 --> 00:14:42,229
Triple H delivers the--
379
00:14:42,229 --> 00:14:43,795
oh, man!
380
00:14:45,101 --> 00:14:46,755
And he's down again.
381
00:14:49,018 --> 00:14:50,454
Now he wants a chair.
382
00:14:50,454 --> 00:14:52,326
Isn't there enough
steel in the ring?
383
00:14:55,807 --> 00:14:57,287
Oh!
384
00:14:57,287 --> 00:14:59,463
And he got a real spike!
385
00:15:01,291 --> 00:15:02,902
Tossed him outside.
386
00:15:05,295 --> 00:15:06,906
What's he gonna do now?
387
00:15:08,124 --> 00:15:10,779
He's got some
evil intentions here.
388
00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:11,823
Uhh!
389
00:15:14,565 --> 00:15:15,958
[crowd commotion]
390
00:15:15,958 --> 00:15:17,742
I was determined
to show Triple H that
391
00:15:17,742 --> 00:15:20,180
I was willing to put
my body on the line for him,
392
00:15:20,180 --> 00:15:22,791
work with him,
and do whatever I had to do
393
00:15:22,791 --> 00:15:24,967
to get this match
over with the fans.
394
00:15:24,967 --> 00:15:26,882
[dramatic music]
395
00:15:26,882 --> 00:15:28,971
You got color?
What's your angle?
396
00:15:28,971 --> 00:15:30,581
No angle.
397
00:15:30,581 --> 00:15:33,280
This ain't about me.
This is about us.
398
00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,283
[cheers and applause]
399
00:15:36,283 --> 00:15:40,940
♪
400
00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:43,681
I just hope what I said
got through to him.
401
00:15:43,681 --> 00:15:44,900
And Helmsley's going
for The Rock.
402
00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:46,815
This is a match--
you bet they are.
403
00:15:46,815 --> 00:15:48,643
Right hand by Triple H.
404
00:15:48,643 --> 00:15:52,255
[cheers and applause]
405
00:15:52,255 --> 00:15:55,780
Now, Helmsley putting
the ladder in position.
406
00:16:02,048 --> 00:16:04,093
He's up there.
Second rung, third.
407
00:16:08,184 --> 00:16:10,447
Well, these two young studs
408
00:16:10,447 --> 00:16:12,014
are taking it
out on each other.
409
00:16:15,931 --> 00:16:16,845
Okay, good.
410
00:16:18,281 --> 00:16:19,935
Tell him to bring it home.
411
00:16:19,935 --> 00:16:22,372
Nice work, boys.
Time to go home.
412
00:16:24,940 --> 00:16:27,377
I sensed the crowd
hadn't peaked yet.
413
00:16:27,377 --> 00:16:29,162
They wanted more.
414
00:16:29,162 --> 00:16:31,642
[sighs]
Not yet.
415
00:16:31,642 --> 00:16:34,602
We got more work to do.
416
00:16:34,602 --> 00:16:36,386
You trust me?
417
00:16:36,386 --> 00:16:39,389
Not really.
But let's do this.
418
00:16:39,389 --> 00:16:43,132
Oh, what a--what a physical,
thrilling battle.
419
00:16:43,132 --> 00:16:46,048
They are dissecting
each other here
420
00:16:46,048 --> 00:16:48,268
in this ladder match
at SummerSlam.
421
00:16:48,268 --> 00:16:50,574
I said wrap it up, damn it!
422
00:16:57,407 --> 00:16:59,061
That's some bomb!
423
00:16:59,061 --> 00:17:01,411
Helmsley had just hit
Rock bottom.
424
00:17:01,411 --> 00:17:03,544
Seriously, Rock?
Straight from Vince.
425
00:17:03,544 --> 00:17:05,937
Time to go home.
- Hang on, Mike.
426
00:17:09,115 --> 00:17:10,420
You got it now, Rock.
427
00:17:10,420 --> 00:17:12,596
Helmsley
is writhing in pain.
428
00:17:15,686 --> 00:17:17,688
How much more can
these human beings take?
429
00:17:17,688 --> 00:17:20,735
No, no way. No way.
Oh!
430
00:17:20,735 --> 00:17:22,737
Can you imagine
how that feels?
431
00:17:22,737 --> 00:17:24,521
Oh, wait a minute.
432
00:17:24,521 --> 00:17:26,610
The People's Elbow?
Yes!
433
00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:27,785
You're kidding!
434
00:17:33,574 --> 00:17:34,705
Yeah!
435
00:17:36,881 --> 00:17:39,058
That was just heinous.
436
00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:41,756
The People's Elbow
was able...
437
00:17:41,756 --> 00:17:43,801
driven right on
Helmsley's heart.
438
00:17:45,629 --> 00:17:47,109
With that pop we got,
439
00:17:47,109 --> 00:17:50,112
you would've thought
the roof was gonna cave in.
440
00:17:50,112 --> 00:17:51,200
Okay.
441
00:17:52,636 --> 00:17:54,073
I think it's time.
442
00:17:55,161 --> 00:17:58,077
[cheers and applause]
443
00:18:20,795 --> 00:18:23,189
Helmsley again, on one leg.
444
00:18:23,189 --> 00:18:26,801
He can barely put weight
on his right knee.
445
00:18:26,801 --> 00:18:30,283
He's inches away.
Inches away.
446
00:18:30,283 --> 00:18:33,677
[dramatic music]
447
00:18:33,677 --> 00:18:35,810
♪
448
00:18:35,810 --> 00:18:37,551
Oh, those shots.
- Man.
449
00:18:37,551 --> 00:18:39,596
- Big time right hand.
- Oh.
450
00:18:41,032 --> 00:18:44,166
I would say Rock's gonna
get the--oh, Chyna's in.
451
00:18:45,211 --> 00:18:46,734
- Oh!
- Oh!
452
00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:50,955
[announcers shouting
indistinctly]
453
00:18:52,827 --> 00:18:56,004
Helmsley is looking for gold.
- Get up, Rock!
454
00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:58,093
Get up, Rock!
He got it!
455
00:18:58,093 --> 00:19:00,443
Yes! He did it.
[bell rings]
456
00:19:00,443 --> 00:19:02,619
He did it.
Triple H did it.
457
00:19:02,619 --> 00:19:06,710
[Triple H's theme song]
458
00:19:06,710 --> 00:19:09,017
Triple H.
459
00:19:09,017 --> 00:19:13,239
Wow, what an effort
by both men.
460
00:19:13,239 --> 00:19:17,068
But Triple H did it
on one bad knee.
461
00:19:17,068 --> 00:19:20,246
[sighs]
Hey.
462
00:19:20,246 --> 00:19:22,378
Do me a favor.
463
00:19:22,378 --> 00:19:23,945
Milk the exit.
464
00:19:23,945 --> 00:19:26,034
I'm gonna lay here
for a minute.
465
00:19:26,034 --> 00:19:27,557
Thanks for the direction, Spielberg.
466
00:19:27,557 --> 00:19:29,124
[chuckles]
467
00:19:29,124 --> 00:19:30,821
Even though I had
won Triple H over
468
00:19:30,821 --> 00:19:32,519
and gone heavy with the time,
469
00:19:32,519 --> 00:19:35,565
my gut was telling me
just lay there in defeat.
470
00:19:36,392 --> 00:19:39,395
Then something incredible
happened.
471
00:19:39,395 --> 00:19:41,354
The fans felt for me.
472
00:19:41,354 --> 00:19:45,619
[all chanting "Rocky]
473
00:19:45,619 --> 00:19:48,709
They started chanting my
name like I was a baby face.
474
00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:52,103
chanting: Rocky, Rocky,
Rocky, Rocky, Rocky!
475
00:19:52,103 --> 00:19:54,715
That was a moment
I will never forget.
476
00:19:57,805 --> 00:19:59,720
What the hell
are you doing out there?
477
00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:03,724
20 minutes
means 20 damn minutes.
478
00:20:04,768 --> 00:20:06,683
Get Stone Cold and Taker going.
479
00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:10,252
I'm sorry for
going heavy, boss.
480
00:20:10,252 --> 00:20:11,732
I know what
you're going to say...
481
00:20:11,732 --> 00:20:14,169
Dwayne, that...
[sighs]
482
00:20:14,169 --> 00:20:15,910
Was awesome.
483
00:20:15,910 --> 00:20:17,433
I proved to Vince
that I could be
484
00:20:17,433 --> 00:20:19,348
the WWF's next big star,
485
00:20:19,348 --> 00:20:22,351
side-by-side with Austin,
but that match also showed
486
00:20:22,351 --> 00:20:23,874
me and Vince something else.
487
00:20:23,874 --> 00:20:26,181
The fans were ready for
The Rock to turn baby face,
488
00:20:26,181 --> 00:20:27,965
and that turn would kickstart
489
00:20:27,965 --> 00:20:30,272
the next epic phase
of my career.
490
00:20:30,272 --> 00:20:32,579
Now, everyone's gonna
have their opinion on
491
00:20:32,579 --> 00:20:33,971
how I should operate.
492
00:20:33,971 --> 00:20:35,625
But staying true to myself,
493
00:20:35,625 --> 00:20:37,236
even if it means
ruffling some feathers,
494
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,586
has always been
the key to my success.
495
00:20:39,586 --> 00:20:41,109
You trusted your gut.
496
00:20:41,109 --> 00:20:44,547
Yes, exactly, and it's always
paid off for me.
497
00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:47,942
I can't let them
name that mountain.
498
00:20:47,942 --> 00:20:50,379
There you go.
Your gut has spoken.
499
00:20:50,379 --> 00:20:51,772
[chuckles]
Okay.
500
00:20:51,772 --> 00:20:53,774
Well, if you will excuse me,
501
00:20:53,774 --> 00:20:55,993
I need to go
and draft a statement.
502
00:20:55,993 --> 00:20:57,691
- Sounds good.
- Thank you, Dwayne.
503
00:20:57,691 --> 00:20:59,388
- Any time, Prime Minister.
- Okay.
504
00:20:59,388 --> 00:21:01,172
- Any time.
- All right
505
00:21:03,392 --> 00:21:04,872
That was nice.
506
00:21:04,872 --> 00:21:06,961
I thought you might bring up
the trade deal at the end.
507
00:21:06,961 --> 00:21:08,615
Nah, it didn't feel right.
508
00:21:08,615 --> 00:21:10,269
I got to listen to my gut.
509
00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:12,358
The opportunity
will present itself.
510
00:21:12,358 --> 00:21:14,751
Hey, watch out for
the grass crabs around here.
511
00:21:14,751 --> 00:21:16,666
They love an exposed ankle.
- Oh.
512
00:21:20,322 --> 00:21:22,150
[phone chimes]
513
00:21:22,150 --> 00:21:25,893
I stood on the lawn
worried about grass crabs.
514
00:21:25,893 --> 00:21:27,808
How did I get here?
[phone chimes]
515
00:21:27,808 --> 00:21:29,679
Uh, play Talking Heads.